May 8, 2012
In the last few months, more than 100 Mexican reporters and editors used the e-learning platform of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas to learn strategies for facing high-risk situations in their day-to-day coverage, due to the widespread violence in their country. The Knight Center online courses and webinars were organized in association with the North American chapter of […]
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The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Carter Center (through the Program to Strengthen Journalism in Venezuela) are offering an online course in Spanish on electoral coverage, to be held May 12-June 9, 2012. The course, taught by the Peruvian journalist Jacqueline Fowks, is especially geared toward Venezuelan journalists who work inside […]
+ MoreMarch 24, 2012
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas will be offering its new online course, "Narrative Journalism in the Internet Era," from April 16 to May 20, 2012. Organized by journalist Paul Alonso, the five-week Spanish-language course includes weekly instruction led by renowned writers such as Maria Teresa Ronderos, Daniel Santoro, Julio Villanueva, Esther Vargas, and […]
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The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is collaborating with the Virtual Journalism Learning Center (VJLC) to offer a free course in Spanish on “How to Cover Natural Disasters and Crises,” on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9:30 a.m. (PST) – 12:00 p.m (PST). The training session is conducted entirely in VJLC’s virtual facility in Second Life. […]
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Many journalists across Mexico face a variety of daily threats and dangers. How can they do their job as effectively and safely as possible in the challenging and hostile environment created by the drug wars? To respond to these difficult situations, the recently created North American chapter of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) is offering its first […]
+ MoreJanuary 6, 2012
Are you looking to have a better understanding of graphics and how to visualize information? The Knight Center has a course for you. The course, “Introduction to Infographics and Visualization for Journalists,” will be taught in Spanish beginning January 30 and ending March 11, 2012 through the distance learning platform of the Knight Center for […]
+ MoreDecember 27, 2011
Online courses and webinars, workshops, conferences, e-books, a news blog and direct assistance to journalists' organizations have been offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas during 2011. Thousands of journalists from all Latin American countries and most of the Caribbean have benefited from this wide variety of programs. The Knight Center's activities […]
+ MoreDecember 15, 2011
Social media has become a crucial element in the journalist’s daily work today. Do you know how to set up an account? How do you maximize your time when using social media? How can you engage with the community through social media channels? Robert Quigley can help journalists answer these questions and more with his […]
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Due to a great demand for the first webinar scheduled to Friday, Dec. 9, another webinar has been organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, the Mexican journalists network Red de Periodistas de a Pie, and the International Center for Journalists on "Strategies to Reduce Risks When Covering Organized Crime and Violence." The second […]
+ MoreNovember 22, 2011
Interested in starting an entrepreneurial journalism project or news venture in your newsroom? Sign up now for the latest webinar from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The online seminar, "Seven Steps to Creating a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Journalism Project," will be offered in English at 9:30 a.m. (Austin time) on Tuesday, Dec. 6th. Registration for the English-language […]
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